Memento Materia has signed electro/goth duo Sadman and will be releasing their debut album "Cold in the state of me" this coming April. Preview tracks at their website: https://www.sadman.se/

Check out the video for the new Bobby single "Tomorrow never leaves": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jV92GKkfl0
Look for the CDS to be released on February 29 with two exclusive b-sides and a remix track. Otherwise, the band's new Andreas Dahlbäck-produced album "Thursday in this universe" will be out soon thereafter.

Norwegian artists Ugress will appear at the Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Arts 2008 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on February 28. They are hoping to secure a spot at SXSW as well, but nothing is confirmed yet.

Look for a new single + album from I'm From Barcelona in the near future. Details to come.

Headspin will release the new Ass album "My get up and go just got up and went" in March. Cover art and tracklist is here: https://www.headspinrecordings.com/releasedetails.php?ID=32

Biker Boy's new single for February is up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/bikerboymusic
As mentioned before, Biker Boy will be releasing a new single every month of the year for all of 2008.

Nomethod will be putting out a 7" from Markus Krunegård of Laakso featuring the single "Jag är en vampyr" b/w "Samma nätter väntar alla". 500 copies, April release, sure to disappear fast. Also look for the debut solo single from Mixtapes & Cellmates frontman Robert Svensson in late February. That one's called "1987" and features guest vocals from Adam Olenius of the Shout Out Louds. The b-side to that will be a remix from labelmate Matts Katt.

Here are the winners of this year's Steppeulven, aka the Danish critic awards:

Best music: Peder
Best producer: SuperTroels
Best band: Efterklang
Best vocalist: Ane Trolle
Best lyrics: Natasja
Best hope/newcomer: Choir Of Young Believers
Best song: Natasja - Giv Mig Danmark Tilbage
Best composer: Efterklang
Best live act: Trentemøller
Best album: Efterklang - Parades
Pioneer prize: Sebastian

Norwegian electro/pop act Diskotek is back with a new single and a bunch of demo tracks for free download: https://www.diskotek.org/

Avantgarde Metal talks to Andreas Hedlund of Vintersorg: https://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=48

In stock and ready to order: Printer - Can you take more? (Adrian Recordings)
The official release date isn't until February 20, but I'll start shipping all orders as soon as they're paid for.

The IFPI has managed to coerce Danish ISP Tele2 to block access to The Pirate Bay: https://www.thelocal.se/9877/20080204/

Watch El Perro Del Mar play her new single "How did we forget?" live for PSL: https://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=438

Phil Freeman provides some insight into what to expect from Opeth's next album: https://runningthevoodoodown.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-opeth-album-update.html

Swedish music blog Absolut Noise celebrates their 2-year anniversary: https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2008/02/absnoise-two-year-anniversary.html